This is not the first time?you tried to get away This is not a party?where people know your name This is not a classroom?with teacher at the board This is not a cat show?with prizes at the door
Go?don't you go Won't you stay with me one more day? If we get through one more night If we get through one more night
This is not a horserace?where winners beat the time This is not a funeral?with mourners in a line This is not a sitcom?where everything's all right This is not a prison?with terror through the night
Go?don't you go Won't you stay with me one more day? If we get through one more night If we get through one more night
Don't you ever wonder why Nothing ever seems to change? If it does it for the worst, Seems it's just a modern curse. Sometimes, when I take a peek Outside of my little cage, Everyone looks so asleep... Will they die before they wake?
And, hey... Don't you know? We're just products of our time and... Hey... what do you say? Show me yours; I'll show you mine...
Better dumb and happy than Smart and without any friends! Better cute and better loud; Better join up with the crowd... Keep up or be left behind; There's a dust storm in my mind... Seems I can't see straight these days: Doesn't matter, anyway.
And, hey... Don't you know? We're just products of our time and... Hey... what do you say? Show me yours; I'll show you mine...
Hey... what do you say? Hey... what do you say? Please, don't ever...
Oh, God, here's that question now! The one that makes me go insane! I'd gladly tear my heart out if you never, never, never, never change...
Do you want to change?
Do you want to change right now?
Do you want to change?
I like my stupid life just the way it is, And I wouldn't even change for a thousand flying pigs! And I like you... just the way you are.
And I like your face just the way it is, And I wouldn't even trade for a herd of screaming kids And I like you... just the way you are.
I like you, though you may not like me back; I would dazzle you with brilliance, if I only had the knack - 'Cause I like you... just the way you are.
I like this life just the way it is, And the castles all around me have been melting now for years And it kills my brain to think of all the time I wasted here: All the efforts, sweat and broken hearts, the screaming and the tears.
And I'm dreaming again...
Floating in a pool of mud, Try to get back where I was and I... Don't really care...
Got a little talking to By the mirror in my room and I... Don't really care...
Whispering voices from the dead Come from underneath my bed and I... Don't really care...
I like my stupid life just the way it is, And the chaos that surrounds me like a flock of screaming pigs. And it hurts my brain to think of all the stupid things I've said... And if I could change the future I would change the past instead.
And I'm dreaming again... and I'm dreaming again...
Baby... sometimes I worry about you... Sometimes you're so far away: tell me what to do! I say, baby... sometimes I worry about you... Sometimes I just can't believe everything you do... I say, baby... sometimes I worry about you... Everyday I feel the same; don't you feel it too? I say, baby... sometimes I worry about me... Seems I'm falling down a lot, in-between the scenes... I say, baby... sometimes I worry about me... Getting harder all the time, harder now to see... I say, baby... sometimes I worry about me... Light another cigarette, have another dream.
It's the same thing every day, nothing ever seems to change and I...
Do you really want to? Really want to?
Hey... what do you say? Hey... what do you say? Please, don't ever...
Testaments and growing pains: Tranquilizers for the soul. Nothing ventured, nothing gained - Evolution's cruelest joke. Why is everyone upset? I once knew, but I forget. Something happened, something strange; Something it appears has changed.
And, hey... Don't you know? We're just products of our time and... Hey... what do you say? Show me yours; I'll show you mine...
Hey, what do you say? Hey, what do you say? Please, don't - please!
Oh, God, here's that question now! The one that makes me go insane! I'd gladly tear my heart out if you never change! Never change! Never change! Never change! Never! Never! Never! Never! Change...
Oh, listen, tender lumplings, let me take your little hands I'll take you from this hellhole to the Promised Land But don't blame me, oh, children, if those promises don't keep 'Cause promises, like lives, can be bought so very cheap
I am he, as you are he, as you are me, and we are all together See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly I'm crying...
Sitting on a corn flake, waiting for the van to come Corporation T-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday Man, you been a naughty boy; you let your face grow long I am the eggman, they are the eggmen I am the walrus, goo, goo g'joob
Mr. City, policeman sitting Pretty little policemen in a row See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run I'm crying, I'm crying I'm crying, I'm crying
Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess, Boy, you been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down I am the egg man, they are the egg men I am the walrus, goo, goo g'joob
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun If the sun don't come, you get a tan From standing in the English rain I am the egg man, they are the egg men I am the walrus, goo, goo g'joob, g'goo goo g'joob
Expert text-pert choking smokers, Don't you thing the joker laughs at you? See how they smile like pigs in a sty, See how they snide I'm crying
Semolina pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower Elementary penguin singing "Hare Krishna" Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe I am the egg man, they are the egg men I am the walrus, goo, goo g'joob, g'goo goo g'joob Goo, goo g'joob, g'goo goo g'joob g'goo
Don't you know we got smart bombs? It's a good thing that our bombs are clever Don't ya know that the smart bombs are so clever? They only kill bad people now
Don't you know, though our kids are dumb, We got smart bombs? What a joyous thing, now Here we go, so let's drink a toast To those clever bombs and the men who built them
There they go now; there go all my friends There they go now, marching off to war again Smiling proudly with their heads in the clouds
Don't you know that this better than Any video, friend? It's an action movie Here we go, watch the bad guys get their butts kicked Really makes me feel good
Here we go, watching CNN The adrenaline rushes through my veins Don't you know it's a feel-good show; electronic bliss It's a video, a video....
There they go now; there go all my friends There they go now, marching off to war again With their bright flags waving in the wind There they go now, marching off to war again Smiling proudly with their heads in the clouds
Aren't you glad we got smart bombs? It's a good thing our bombs are clever It's shame that our kids are dumb But our bombs are smart, what a lucky thing now Don't ya know it's a feel-good show and it's suitable For the whole darn family Come on out; everybody, shout Give a big salute to our ingenuity
Don't you know this better than any video, friend It's an action movie.... Here we go, watch the bad guys get their butts kicked Really makes me feel good Don't you know it's Nintendo Really gets the blood flowing through my veins now Don't you know it's a feel-good show; electronic bliss It's a video, a video....
There they go now; there go all my friends There they go now, marching off to war again With their bright flags waving in the wind There they go now, marching off to war again Smiling proudly with their heads in the clouds See them smile now, marching on in light....
Spider crawling, on the wall I see him and he, sees it all... And he sees it all
I fell down in that lazy place, Where the English language can't - penetrate and I Saw your mouth moving - just forget it and lie here with me Maybe we should just, climb under the sheets Where the words they don't get in the way
We were wondering, if you recall Is this the end of it - end of everything We were wondering, wonder
Spider crawling - in my left ear Has a message I - want you to hear Hope you're happy - found what you're looking for Do you miss me, miss me at all?
Spider tells me, saw you yesterday With somebody new - what can I say? What can I...
Spider crawling, I crawl with him - We go everywhere, we see everything We are falling, we are falling, falling to nowhere Hope you're happy - found what you're looking for Do you miss me, miss me at all? Spider crawling, spider crawling, spider crawling...
I'm standing all alone out in the pouring rain And though it really isn't like me to complain I think I'm getting used to it
I feel happy, and I also feel bad I've never been here, but somehow I think I have But I'm getting used to it
I've never been lost like this I've never been lost like this But I wouldn't be happy anywhere else Nobody to tell us what to do all by ourselves
Don't know how I got here And I don't know why I stay The poets all around are laughing in their graves Must be something I said
This place is not like anything I've seen before The spirits move around; the houses have no doors But I'm getting used to it
I've never been lost like this I've never been lost like this But I wouldn't be happy anywhere else Nobody to tell us what to do all by ourselves
Isn't this a fine hello? I wish I hadn't seen you go It's always been a bitter pill The broken mirror's broken still The letters never made the post A thousand more I never wrote And here, on the dark, unfriendly streets I find the comfort that I seek And I'm happy, and I've been happy...
I've never been lost like this I've never been lost like this But I wouldn't be happy anywhere else Nobody to tell us what to do all by ourselves....
Raised by pedestrian wolves out in the forest I was left to fend for myself I was left in a basket, just like baby Moses To float down that muddy river Protected by the stupid little fairies
I floated for nine days and nights I floated for nine days and nights Till I came to the city Bright lights and all the fine ladies Come on out, all you bright, fine ladies
I like you just like you are, and I love you kind of Just like you are, and I love you Like a sticky piece of cotton candy In this bright red cotton candy, candy world
I'm so excited about the prospects Of meeting with a Stranger in an alley I'm so excited
I hope they're rough, I hope their skin is Tough like Spanish leather Can't wait until their dull, dead eyes meet mine I can't wait until their dull, dead eyes meet mine
Raised by pedestrian wolves out in the forest Raised by suburban lions out in the jungle We really like to run in packs?and I like that When we hunt, we all function with one mind Our collective predications are as sharp as the Razor in my pocket, and as dull as the ice Melting slowly in my glass
My only love is the love of oblivion in a dark room With a couple of pedestrian wolves So artfully backlit by a solitary candle I take my pleasure in soft, red clouds of desire So funky in this unwashed bed for one With the soft, red dreams of oblivion
I'm so excited about the prospects Of meeting with a Stranger in an alley I'm so excited
I'm so excited, 'cause soon I'll hit the streets I am the crown prince of pavement I'm so excited Under the sheltering skin Stretched out so pale and thin There is an ocean of bright red liquid love And that, my friend, is my favorite color
Raised by pedestrian wolves out in the forest And I take my pleasure on a soft, red cloud And I take my pleasure in the monkey's bed And the wolves still howl and the light still glowing red And I take my pleasure in a blue, steel game And I take my pleasure through the monkey's eye And the wolves all howl while the world around me dies
I'm so excited about the prospects Of meeting with a stranger In an alley I'm so excited
I hope they're rough I hope their skin is tough Like Spanish leather
Raised by pedestrian wolves out in the forest I was left to fend for myself I was left in a basket?just like baby Moses To float down that muddy river Protected by all those stupid little fairies
I floated for nine days and nights Till I came to the city Bright lights and all the fine ladies Come on out, all you bright, fine ladies
I like you just like you are, and I love you kind of Just like you are in this bright cotton candy, candy world Raised by pedestrian wolves....
We were both cast forth from the same pale hand And we both moved freely in the shadowlands And we both were sculpted by the same cold wind And we both had armor that was made of tin And I tried to find you, but it's useless And I tried to speak, but it was useless And I felt so bad and I didn't know why And it didn't get better as time went by I was there for you, but you turned away And I tried to find you, but you turned away And I tried to find you, but it's useless And I tried to speak, but was useless And I tried to find you, but it's useless And you're so close, but I can't see you And you're right there, but I can't see you And I feel so dumb and I didn't know what to do You were right there but I can't see you And I realize that it's useless And I want to fight, but it's useless And I know you're there, but it's useless And you're everywhere, but it's useless And I tried to say it, but my tongue got tied And I tried to say it, but I was numb inside And I can't see you anymore And my peace of mind has gone through the door And I realize that it's useless And I thought I was right, but it was useless And I know you're there, but it's useless And you're everywhere, but it's useless And I can't see now in front of my nose And I know you're there, and I know you're close And you're fading away - now you disappear And I try to focus, but I can't see clear And I don't know why I feel this way And I can't control myself anyway And I don't know why I feel this way And I can't control myself anyway And I feel so bad, but it's useless And I feel so bad, but it's useless And I feel so bad, but it's useless And I can't see... now in front of my face.
Oh, Mary was unhappy with the life that she led She was a simple girl without much to say So, one day, she upped and left her dreary home And she left all her friends to wander all alone And at first, she was afraid?she was so far away From her home?but slowly, she got to like it anyway Oh, Mary, won't please come....
Well, in time, she found that Mountain that she had been taught Her whole life that she must avoid And though at first, it hurt and no one could comfort her She finally came to appreciate it And she liked it, she liked it?oh, wasn't she surprised And though still alone, she grew so much inside Oh, Mary, won't you please come....
And after a time, she became so sublime She could look in people's eyes and read their minds Though her hands would sometimes bleed, and occasionally She would long for her past and the memories they bring She decided to return to her old hometown And her heart was burning with all the things she found Oh, Mary, won't you please come....
So, Mary came back, and at first, No one recognized her face And all her friends were a little bit afraid When they heard what she had to say, They all slowly backed away And her family took her aside and put their arms around her They said, "Mary, won't you please come back to us now "There is still time to repent for all your sins." And Mary started to cry when she realized That she'd never come home again in her life Oh, Mary, won't you please come... Mary, won't you please come home....
Hey, I've got a commentary without much to say You know those damn kids drive me crazy every day But all I've ever think is something to complain.... And all I wish that they would all just go away 'Cause all I really want is to be just like them Just wanna be just like them... Just wanna be just like them... Just wanna be just like them
Hey, I've got a commentary without much to say If you forgive me, I'll be getting on my way And I forgot the whole damn point of this whole song And I'm complaining now, complaining for so long... For so long... For so long
I really want all those things that I can't have All I really want to is to have you so bad
Hey, those stupid kids have really gotten out of hand And now I think it's time we all take up a stand And then together, we can raise our voices high... Our voices high... Our voices high
Hey, though at this moment, I can't think of what we'd say I guess we really want to be just like them... Just want to be just like them... Just want to be just like them... Just want to be just like them
Hey, I've thought a thousand times about this day I've been expecting it in each and every way The possibilities preoccupy my mind And I'm so fortunate to be so very kind... So very kind... So very kind
What I really want is all those things that I can't have What I really want is to have you so bad
What I really want is all those things that I can't have What I really want is to have you so bad I'm so jealous, I can barely see straight from my head And it burns on the inside till I wish I was dead
Please, Mama, don't be angry with me Please, Papa, don't be angry with me
And I'm so sick and tired of all those stupid things you say And this fucking monkey sitting on my back won't go away! And I'm still standing here with my dick in my hand Waiting for an invitation to the Promised Land!
Please, Mother, Don't be angry with me Please, Father, Don't be angry with me
Hey, I've got a commentary without much to say And all those damn kids drive me crazy every day But all I ever think is something to complain... To complain... To complain
Hey, I really wish that they would all just go away 'Cause all I really want is to be just like them... Just wanna be just like them....
And I'm so sick and tired of all those stupid things you say And this fucking monkey sitting on my back won't go away! And I'm still standing here with my dick in my hand Waiting for an invitation to the Promised Land!
I'm so sorry; please, forgive me Who do I pray to straighten out this problem? Straighten out this problem; straighten out my mind Straighten out this crooked tongue.... My mind has wandered from the straight and narrow My mind has wandered from the flock, you see My mind has wandered; the man just said so My mind has wandered; I heard it on TV And the flock has wandered away from me
All around the world, now Like a big, bright cherry cloud Traveling from home to home TV sets and telephones Here it comes, just like a storm Bathe in it and be reborn Time to let the world know Welcome madness, say hello.... Like a wave we cannot see Washing over you and me Hiding here and hiding there Madness hiding everywhere Such a curiosity Here it comes to set us free Plenty left for you and me Say hello, insanity
I am the virus; are you the cure? I am morally? I'm morally impure I am a disease and I am unclean I am not part of God's well-oiled machine Christian nation, assimilate me Take me in your arms and set me free I am part of a degenerate elite Dragging our society into the street Into the abyss and to the sewer, don't you see? The man just told me, he told me on TV
Do you think you're better than me? Do you want to kill me or befriend me?
And the alcoholic bastard waved his finger at me His voice was filled with evangelical glee Sipping down his gin and tonics While preaching about the evils of narcotics And the evils of sex and the wages of sin While he mentally fondles his next of kin My mind has wandered from the flock, you see And the flock has wandered away from me And he waved his hypnotizing finger at me!
Let's imitate reality?insanity Let's strive for mediocrity?insanity Let's make believe we're all the same?now, that's the thing Let's sanitize our little brains?insanity
I'd love to take you home with me and tuck you into bed I'd love to see what makes you tick inside your pretty head I'd love to hear you laugh tonight; I'd love to hear you weep I'd love to listen to you while you're screaming in your sleep
Christian sons, Christian daughters Lead me along like a lamb to the slaughter Purify my brain and hose down my soul White perfection; perfection is my goal
Do you think you're better than me? Do you want to kill me or befriend me?
Christian nation, make us all right Put us through the filter, and make us pure and white My mind has wandered from the flock, you see And the flock has wandered away from me Let's talk of family values while we sit and watch the slaughter Hypothetical abortions on imaginary daughters The white folks think they're at the top; ask any proud white male A million years of evolution, we get Danny Quayle
All around the world, now Like a big, bright cherry cloud Traveling from home to home TV sets and telephones Here it comes, just like a storm Bathe in it and be reborn Time to let the world know Welcome madness, say hello... Like a wave we cannot see Washing over you and me Hiding here and hiding there Madness hiding everywhere Such a curiosity Here it comes to set us free Plenty left for you and me Say hello, insanity
Let's imitate reality?insanity Let's strive for mediocrity?insanity Let's make believe we're all the same?now, that's the thing Let's sanitize our little brains?insanity
I'd love to take you home with me; I'd love to tuck you in I wish I could protect you from the wages of our sin I'd love to hear you scream tonight; I'd love to hear you cry Protect you from the madness that is raining from the sky
Let's imitate reality?insanity Let's strive for mediocrity?insanity Let's make believe we're all the same?now, that's the thing Let's sanitize our little brains?insanity
I'd love to take you home with me and tuck you into bed I'd love to see what makes you tick inside your pretty head I wish that I could keep you in a precious Chinese box On Sundays, I would pray for you so it would never stop I'd love to hear you laugh tonight; I'd love to hear you weep I'd love to listen to you while you're screaming in your sleep I'd love to soothe you with my voice and take you hand in mine I'd love to take you past the stars and out of reach of time I'd love to see inside your mind, to tear it all apart To cut you open with a knife and find your sacred heart I'd love to take you satin dolls and tear them all to shreds I'd love to mess your pretty hair; I'd love to see you dead!
Where is she going?ooh, she looks like she's lost Won't someone help her?somebody, give her a hand She's got such sweet eyes?look like they've seen too much Knew someone like her?nobody helped, but she's Home again...home again...home again
Where are you going?to see a crazy old man What will he tell you?he'll tell me where I'm going What will you do then?I might just quit my job What will you do then?I'm gonna find my way Home again...home again...home again
Where're we going, where're we going, home again We're home again, we're home
Where is he going?why does he walk that way? Sticking his chest out?what is he trying to say? He's got charisma?but when he's all alone He curls up in a ball?and wishes that he was Home again...home again...home again
Where are we going?why do we feel so small? Alone and helpless?in this big crazy world Looking for something?that's so hard to describe But just like children?going along for the Ride again...ride again...ride again
Where're we going, where're we going, home again We're home again, we're home
Well, ain't that something?guess I lost my head Must've took a wrong turn?when I got outta bed Ended up on the wrong street?wrong side of town People here are the wrong type?they've got me down
I'm eating the wrong food?drinkin' the wrong wine Can't hardly see straight?can't walk the line Shakin' all the wrong hands?makin' the wrong talk Steppin' on the wrong feet?every time I walk
Where're we going, where're we going, home again We're home again, we're home
Reptiles and samurai Inhabit my head Invading my dreams Sleeping in my bed They battle but they never die They hear what i hear Watching thru my eyes They don't like what they see Reptiles and samurai Are under my skin They hide in my mind They speak with my tongue They run amuck in my terrain They are not friends But they are forced reluctantly To share my brain 1st bridge Reptiles have silly grins Dark eyes--shiny teeth--some have fins Samurai they smile never Serious--pretty swords--very cleverSometimes i watch you from this place way in the sky Your face is young and shiny transformed right before my eyes Without warning, without reason To samurai and lizards Reptiles and samurai Samurai and lizards Reptiles and samurai Reptiles and samurai Inhabit my head Invading my dreams Sleeping in my bed They battle but they never die 2nd bridge Reptiles have pretty scales They run real fast--they like to bite--some have tails Samurai like their water hot--very brave They eat raw fish--they fight alot
Island in the sea Are so much like me They don't ever change--no emotion, no emotion
Islands on the land Dry like desert sand Island in the city All alone it's such a pity
It's just a masquerade Just painted laces When will it change Never
Islands in the seas What's come over me We are both surrounded by the water--empty water Give me mystery--and the fear it brings Anything at all to break up the monotony
INTRO Everyone says we've come such a long, long way We're civilized, isn't that nice? We've gotten so smart We know how to blow the whole world apart But when it comes to the simple things (Like living together) . . . HA! VERSE Why'd we have to come all this way Is anything any easier to understand Why'd we have to come all this way Are we any smarter than primitive men We still fall in love though we know better Anything at all just to stay together Stop wasting all my time Why did we come all this way Why did we come all this way Why did we come all this way Why did we come all this way VERSE Why'd we have to come all this way We could have quit while we were way ahead Why'd we have to come all this way We could have just stayed home instead The road was long and the journey was hard We never even dreamed that we'd come so far BRIDGE It didn't have to end up like this It didn't have to end up like this It didn't have to end up like this It didn't have to end up like this
Hey neighbor let me give you some advice The russians are about to pulverize us In our sleep tonight That is if the crazy arabs Or the riots don't get us first And the fire will rain down from the sky The fire will rain down from the sky People will die--people will die People will die--people will die But go ahead sleep tight in your beds Remember what the wise man said There's nothing to fear nothing to fear There's nothing to fear nothing to fear There's nothing to fear (but fear itself) There's nothing to fear (but fear itself) And the temperature's starting to drop now The temperature's starting to drop now The temperature's starting to drop now . . . Hey little girl won't you come this way Won't you let me buy you candy or perhaps a chocolate shake Or perhaps some nice cocaine or perhaps a little kiss Or perhaps a ride in my big car Perhaps a ride in my big car Won't you make an old man happy Won't you make an old man happy Won't you let me show you paradise (don't ask your mother for advice) If they don't turn you into a junkie or a zombie on the street If they don't turn you into a yo-cat or a grinning jesus freak If they don't take away your brains or turn your body inside out If they don't take away your passion with a color tv set They'll take away your heart and soul They'll take away your heart and soul They'll take away your heart and soul Don't let them take away your heart and soul But remember what the wise man said
Have you seen my girlfriend She lives in a pig pen Have you seen my girlfriend I can't seem to find her Perhaps she is hiding Underneath a blade of grass Let's take the whole day off Let's take the whole day off Let's take the whole day off . . . Have you seen my new house Looks just like a dog house Have you seen my new house Someone saw it walking Straight into the ocean He thought it was an ivory boat Bridge Maybe--it's just a bad dream and i'll wake up soon But i don't think i'll be so lucky Maybe--it's just one of those strange days when nothing seems right No nothing seems right at all Went up to a pay phone on a bathroom wall But i can't remember who i want to call Operator can you help me Have you seen my garden It is most peculiar Have you seen my garden Nothing there that grows Looks anything at all like plants I hear their voices . . . Let's take the whole day off . . . Have you seen my girlfriend Have you seen my girlfriend . . .
You've got me so I'm running round and round in circles. You've got me so I can't see my own face. You've got me so I feel like I've been like this forever. You've got me so I'm crazy with disgrace.
I know what's on your mind But its not what you think it is. I know what's on your mind But its not what you think it is. I'm running on a treadmill after you I'm running on a treadmill now. I'm running on a treadmill after you I'm running on a treadmill now. You've got me so I'm running round and round in circles. You've got me so I can't see my own face. You've got me so I feel like I've been like this forever. You've got me so I'm crazy with disgrace. (
I work so hard trying to make a few buck I pass the hours in a dream The sweat keeps rolling off the tip of my nose There's only one thing keeps me on my feet
Bridge I may be greasing the wheels in a noisy factory I may be hunched over metal machines Watching the gears as they move Just reminds me Of bodies in motion The sweat and the sound
Chorus Wild sex in the working class After five it's a gas Wild sex in the working class Counting minutes gonna get home fast
Thinking of your warm skin While I touch cold steel The days go by to the pounding beat My back is aching so bad But I'm grinning inside Thinking of you keeps me on my feet
Bridge
Chorus I work so hard I'm thinking of you I work so hard but I'm thinking of you I work so hard